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The house cricket and field cricket commonly invade homes, and emit irritating chirping sounds. Homeowners often embark on all out search and destroy missions to eliminate the source of the nerve-grinding sounds. When present in large numbers, crickets are a considerable annoyance and can cause damage to some fabrics, such as linens, rayon, and furs. They will attack paper, all manner of foods, and even rubber. However, unless large numbers occur, such damage is usually minor. Camel crickets and Jerusalem crickets are also occasional invaders, especially in damp and dark basements that have a partial dirt floor. Crickets are closely related to cockroaches in that they have a gradual metamorphosis and similar, omnivorous feeding habits. The young, or nymphs, look like the adults, except that their wings and genitalia are not fully developed.  

The house cricket lives outdoors but may invade structures in great numbers. Adults are about ¾ inch long with three dark bands on the head and long, thin antennae. The body is light yellowish brown. This cricket is active at night, usually remaining hidden during the day. They are omnivorous, eating or drinking anything that is available. In households, they may chew on or damage silk, woolens, paper, fruits, and vegetables.

The field cricket is widely distributed throughout the United States. It is larger than the house cricket and has wings extending beyond the wing covers. It is usually dark brown to gray or blackish. Field crickets frequently invade structures and may feed on soil or a wide variety of materials. Smaller field crickets may also invade homes in late summer. Field crickets prefer to live outdoors, where they feed on soft plant parts, but they will move inside when grasses dry up or environmental conditions outdoors turn unfavorable (excess heat, rainfall).

Field crickets are often attracted to lighted areas at night. Turning off these lights during periods when crickets are numerous can lessen problems with these insects. Manipulating the lights so that they will not be attractive to crickets also helps, although not as effective as eliminating the light source altogether. Exclusion techniques should also be applied to keep crickets from entering structures.

Control

Effective pest control of crickets frequently involves treatment inside and outside the structure, as well as removal of breeding and feeding sites outdoors and use of tight- fitting screens and doors. Any opening to the building near ground level should be properly sealed. Suggested liquid residual pest control products include: Demon WP, Suspend SC, Cynoff EC, Onslaught, and Bifen IT. EcoEXEMPT IC2 and EcoPCO EC are very effective “green” pest control products for cricket control. Drione and Delta dust pest control products are long lasting and can be applied by bellows hand duster to wall voids and other otherwise unreachable areas. Maxforce or Intice granular pest control baits periodically spread along the structure foundation are very effective in controlling crickets.     

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